HDR Roku on the horizon

As is typical for this sort of news, Zatz Not Funny! has the skinny on a new crop of Rokus queuing for release. While I’ve lost most of my love for our Roku 2 since testing started on the NIVIDA Shield, I think it remains the best general purpose media streamer for most people – and the price should be […]

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Sling TV will stream OTA channels via AirTV STB

Zatz Not Funny! has the scoop on Dish’s end run around OTA channel licensing. Sling TV will Sling the channels via a STB – check out their post for all the details. Last summer, I came across a curious Echostar trademark application for “AirTV” which was later discovered to be a pedestrian new Slingbox out of Echo’s Sling Media subsidiary. However, given a well-timed tip, from […]

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Ecobee has an eyesight problem

If you have an ecobee3, and the proximity sensor doesn’t seem to be working right. Zatz Not Funny! has a quick fix for a common manufacturing issue. Namely, a number of recently shipped devices feature misaligned ecobee sensor component to sensor window. Indeed, I had set up a sensor in my soon-to-arrive baby’s room … but it rarely showed the room as Occupied […]

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Verizon Enables Anywhere Streaming

Looks like the full feature set it available in your home, with a more selective set of channels and DVR’d content outside. Hmmm… I wonder if VPN counts as “in your home”? With the rollout of FiOS TV IMG software 3.0, Verizon is bringing new capabilities to us television customers. However, to pull this off you’ll seemingly need both FiOS TV […]

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